metropole
Meanings
noun
- A metropolis; the main city of a country or area.
- The parent-state of a colony.
- A bishop's see.
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Etymology
From Middle English metropol, from Middle French metropole (“town with bishop's seat”), from Latin mētropolis. Doublet of metropolis.
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